City councils, citizens and civil society organisations are creating measures in neighbourhoods and communities to sustain social cohesion and to keep our spirits up.
Open-source medical supplies
A Facebook group set up by the OSMS Medical Team shares promising open-source designs for key supplies during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Local WhatsApp chat groups inform in 15 different languages
To ensure that those who may be not familiar with a country’s national language get all the necessary information regarding Covid-19, 40 immigrant associations set up Whatsapp groups in different languages.
Family packages for keeping busy at home
An initiative sends books, toys, and arts and crafts materials to children in need.
Debunking myths on Covid-19
Multilingual website offering reliable information on Covid-19 by experts and scientists.
Covid-19 Rapid Response Call
To support scientists working on solutions for coping with the Covid-19 pandemic, a rapid response fund was launched.
A platform for local retailers who offer delivery
To give local retailers a platform and help help consumers to find their services, “Brighton Quarantine Delivery” was set up.
Public volunteer programme to support a country’s health structures
To meet the growing demands within a country’s health system, a volunteer programme for doctors, nurses, paramedics, psychologists, and students and retirees with a health or nursing background was set up.
Documenting the coronacrisis with objects
A museum in Vienna documents the coronavirus crisis with crowdsourced pictures of personal objects.
Addressing all needs for online learning
A support organisation finds out what children need to continue learning from home and organises help with wide support from its community.
Virtual story time
Storytelling via videos on social media provides meaningful distraction in quarantine.
App for finding suitable volunteer work
The Swiss “Five up” app offers easy access to suitable volunteer activities.
Italian chefs provide online cooking tutorials
To help people to prepare healthy meals in times of short supplies, several chefs took action and provide the general public with easy recipes.